Arch Linux notes

Software Management with pacman

sudo pacman -Sy Update the database
sudo pacman -Syu Update database and run system update
sudo pacman -S package_name Install package
sudo pacman -Ss search_term See a list of packages pertaining to search term
sudo pacman-optimize Optimize pacman
sudo pacman -R package_name Remove packages
sudo pacman -Rns package_name Remove pacakge and dependencies
sudo pacman -Sc Clean up cache